Advertising device



Aug. 8, 1933. .1. J. SLATTERY ADVERTISING DEVICE Filed Nov. 25, 1931 @i T @I Snow-nto@ Jade/)#1931103 Patented Aug. 8, 1933 ADvERTis ING DEVICE Joseph J. Slattery, Cincinnati, Ohio, assignor to Corpor Delaw Piggly VViggly Corporation of ation, are

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Application November 25, 1931 Serial No. 577,312

i, 1 Claim.

My present invention relates to advertising devices and is desi to its use as a display device or display cabinet for use in shops and storeswherein the things 5 advertised are arranged for sale.

Certain high grade household articles, especially food products, are advertised extensively and at great cost, these advertisements frequently occupying a full page and sometimes a double page in widely circulated periodicals and magazines. One purpose of the present invention is to provide means for displaying copies of these advertisements in associationv with the goods so as to call particular attention to them and to the supply of the article as provided for sale. One the article itself with the picture and the description in the advertisement. Moreover it calls attention to the advertisement at a time when the customer and the goods are in that relationship where a sale may result from the impression made by the advertisement. The psychological advantage of this should be apparent.

An object of the invention therefore is to provide a display device which is adapted for use in displaying copies of signs or magazine advertisements and in displaying the article advertised in association with the advertisement of it; and also in proximity to a supply of the goods ready for sale.

A further object is to provide in a display cabinet of this character novel means for lighting the advertisement and article either by direct or indirect light and by means of concealed lights.

A further general object is to provide a cabinet so constructed that the cabinet itself will assist in centering attention on the things on display within it and the supply of such goods for sale.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which is made a part hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is a front view in elevation of a cabinet disclosing my invention, n

Figure 2, a vertical section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and

Figure 3, a perspective view of amovable partition Within the cabinet.

In order to have a cabinet more adaptable for various uses I prefer to make it of upper and lower sections 1D and 11, the upper section being so constructed as to iit any suitable sockets or guiding elements on the top of the lower section. The upper section consists of a back portion 12 at the upper end ofwhich a light 13 gned particularly with a view advantage of this is that it associates in which a glass 15 is held. The

wood panels is directed'toward thus serves to direct attention towa of the cabinet.

ATENr OFFICE g positioned at an angle ght downwardly and toe cabinet.

The front of d of panels 14 grain in the e ycenter and rd the center cte The eye tending to follow the focus of the grain lines will naturallybe centered on commodities which are positioned Within the cabinet.

A light 16 is positioned adjacent the front of the cabinet at the upper'corner and directed tow ard the rear of the cabinet. Positioned intermediate the front and back of the cabinet is a removabl tioned on the partitio will be some advertis zine in which some tised.

As here shown a tising pie crust flour by the nam used. It may. be found desirable cumstances to remove the partiti high grade the sign o1' advertisement directly to the glass l5. In this case the light guishe 13.

In the cabinet 11 immediately 25 of the Flakum that the outline of more clearly, the c e partition plate 17. The sign or printed advertisement 18 may be posin 17. Preferably this sign ement taken from a magaarticle is adverpage lfrom a magazine advere of Flakum is under some ciron 17 and attach the back of 16 is extind and the sign will be illuminated by light below, packages Hour are exhibited( In order the packages may stand out abinet is providedl with black velvet side walls and back portion 19 and a removable shelf 20 cover 21 thereon. closed by a glass pl 23 in which the grai center of the panel. A light 24 having a velvet or other black The front of this cabinet is ate 22 surrounded by panels n of the wood runs toward the is positioned at the front and upper corner of the cabinet to direct the light display.

As a further means of wards the cabinet the each surrounded b 26. This frame c the grain in the ombined with panels 14 and down upon the commodity on attracting attention toglass panels 15vand 22 are y a narrow frame of black wood the direction of 23 enhances the attraction towards the cabinet and the advertisement and thegoo It will be obvious to various changes'may out departing from th be made in e ds displayed therein.

those skilled in the art that my device withspirit of the invention and therefore I do not limit myself to what is shown in the drawing and described in the specication,`

but only as indicated by the app Having thus fully described m ended claim. y said invention,

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of the commodity cabinet and having a top similar to the top of the commodity cabinet, a pair of electric lamps Withinthe top of said advertisement cabinet adjacent the front and rear walls thereof, a removable panel in said cabinet for supporting the advertisement,.said panel resting on afoot portion and having'ts upper edge positioned between said lamps for support, substan- JOSEPH J. SLATTERY. 

